Antibiotics for sore throats?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 498-499

  Del Mar, C B ^a   Glasziou, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESEARCH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SORE THROAT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0032416605     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00304.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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